Not letting the opening slip away, Karen thrust her hand forward—just like Satoshi would.
"Satoshi, this is the end! Cinderace—one last [AGILITY], then finish it with [ACROBATICS]!"
"Ace!" White light flared around Cinderace as it charged in, determined to clinch the victory!
Of course—she's using a super-effective attack!
But actually, I've been hiding a trump card this whole time!
Seeing this, Satoshi flipped his cap around and swung his arm forward.
"Blaziken—let's put everything we've got into this! Charge forward and use [FLARE BLITZ]!!!"
"BLAZI—!" Blaziken let out a deafening roar as explosive blue flames ignited all across its body.
Their figures crossed paths on the battlefield. Blaziken's Flare Blitz collided head-on with Cinderace's Acrobatics in an instant. Explosive blue flames and pale white light intertwined, forming a violent storm.
Fire-type's strongest physical move—Flare Blitz. Blaziken had learned it by chance a few days earlier, and Satoshi had deliberately held it back for the finals.
After using it, Blaziken would suffer recoil damage.
But as long as they took down their opponent first, victory was theirs!
"BLAZI!" "ACE~~"
Blaziken's speed reached its peak, powering up Flare Blitz even further—Cinderace could no longer withstand it. Blaziken's Flare Blitz slammed straight into Cinderace.
With that single strike, Cinderace was sent arcing through the air in a wide curve, crashing heavily onto the ground, unable to battle.
"Cinderace is unable to battle! Blaziken wins! The winner is Satoshi!"
The referee waved the flag, making the call.
"So cool~! Satocchi, hurry up and marry me—I'll be waiting at home!"
"Don't go feral, but I'm super into both Satoshi and Blaziken~"
"Both sides are so cool, I love them both~ Cinderace did its best!"
Excited screams rang out all around them.
Even the rest of MYGO stared in stunned silence.
"Satoshi… really is amazing… We have to work even harder too."
Tomori's face flushed red, a faint fragrance drifting from her as her eyelashes trembled.
Honestly, her heart was pounding—but she was too shy to say it aloud. Besides, the two people beside her were already way too much; Tomori didn't want to risk splitting up the team.
Even if she did like Satoshi.
...
"Satocchi is so cool~" Soyo's eyes instantly filled with pink hearts, and she got so worked up she couldn't help but stand.
"Soyo, you dropped something… huh? 'Satocchi Fan Club No. 00001.'"
A card had slipped from Soyo's pocket. Anon couldn't resist picking it up—and her eyes widened as she read the words.
Crap…
"What?" Soyo snatched the card from Anon's hand and stuffed it back into her pocket.
Her expression instantly darkened, and her other side emerged—sweetness vanished entirely.
"Did you start this fan club, Soyo…?" Anon tilted her head curiously.
Unfortunately, Soyo didn't let her finish.
"Is that something Anon-chan should be sticking her nose into? It's rude to pry into other people's business. Anon-chan, your manners really leave something to be desired."
Nagasaki Soyo toyed with her fingertips, lightly rubbing them together as her brow furrowed in displeasure.
Why are you always so nasty to me?!
Soyo, don't be so blatantly hypocritical! Aren't we supposed to be inseparable teammates?!
No—Soyo definitely has us in her heart. I need to wake her up!
Seeing this, Anon couldn't help but lean into the performance. Turning away, she pulled out her eye drops, squeezed one drop in, and let the tears flow. Then she turned back around.
"I… wasn't needed, was I?" Chihaya Anon's eyes went hazy, losing their focus. The light drained from them, her mouth drooped, and tears slipped down her face.
"Sodayo (yeah)."
Nagasaki Soyo answered without hesitation, cold and flat.
That kind of acting is way too weak in front of Soyo!
Not to mention, in her heart…
Soyo: Who's Chihaya Anon? Some Tauros trying to steal my man?!
Soyo is way too cold! Can I punch her twice?!
Wicked Blow, Surging Strikes!!!
Hearing that, Anon almost wanted to land a couple of solid hits!
...
"I have to get stronger too… stronger than my sister, and stronger than Satoshi…"
Also, can my heart stop pounding so fast?!
Seeing Satoshi win, Taki's cheeks turned slightly pink.
Throughout the tournament, she'd had the most contact with Satoshi—so by now she'd completely fallen for him.
"An interesting guy… Satoshi's battles really are interesting… I want to battle him with Tiger-Tiger too…"
Raana blinked her heterochromatic eyes and pulled an Ultra Ball from her pocket.
And as for the Pokémon inside?
Greatness needs no words—it was Torracat's evolved form, the god—Incineroar!
Tiger Gang!
Over this period, Raana had evolved her Torracat into Incineroar.
Going from cat to tiger—and the fact that this fierce-looking Incineroar was female—yeah, it was kind of weird.
But Raana never cared about that sort of thing.
A tiger was still a cat. Her entire team was cats.
Anyone who had a problem with it—Raana would have Incineroar hit them with Intimidate, Fake Out, Knock Off, Parting Shot, and Flare Blitz!
That's the greatness of Incineroar~!
...
"Satocchi, marry me~~"
"Ehehe, Satocchi, I really, really like you~~"
The cheers from Satocchi's fan club were even louder than before, irritating Furiko.
[Why does it feel like… I used Maxx "C"… Ugh~ Are these annoying girls seriously trying to steal Satocchi from me?!]
[Don't do that—at least wait until after I marry Satocchi before you try stealing him… waaah~~ idiot!]
I don't really mind. It's fine if they like me—as long as they don't turn into a cheering squad like Marnie's.
Satoshi rested a hand on his hip, accepting it with ease.
Although at this level of fanaticism, he was beginning to wonder if he might end up with his own cheering squad.
If he did… he hoped not.
Marnie's fans were way too intense.
But maybe that was because she was impossibly, ridiculously cute.
"But… I really did win."
Satoshi's tightly wound excitement finally eased. A smile curved at the corner of his mouth.
Under the endless sky, sunlight filtered down, enveloping Satoshi and Blaziken. Blaziken slowly turned to look at him.
Then, without hesitation, they sprinted toward each other and embraced.
"Blaziken, you were awesome!"
"Blazi~ (Heh-heh, you too, Satoshi.)"
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